Obituary for Mary L. Miller (1914-1991)
The Lincoln County Journal, Tuesday, August 20, 1991.
From the clippings of Jane Quade

Servies for Mary Louise Miller, 7, Silex, Mo., were held at 10 a.m.

Aug. 12 at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Millwood, Mo. 

The Rev. Gerald Curtin officiated and burial was in the

St. Alphonsus Cemetery.

Mrs. Miller died Aug. 9, 1991, at the Lincoln County Memorial

Hospital in Troy, Mo.

Born June 9, 1914, in Iberia, she was the daughter of Selby John

and Samanthia Josephone Mace Heltzell.

She was married to Edward Miller Feb. 22, 1941 in

St. Charles, Mo.  He survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Bob Miller of Bowling Green, Mo.,

and Donald S. Miller of Silex; five daughters; Eska Wink of

Gray, Maine, Carol Zeiss of Silex, Mary Jane Quade of Silex,

Nancy Jo Dillman of St. Charles and Jackie Monroe of Hawk Point, Mo;

one sister Eska Fendorf of St. Louis, Mo; 10 grandchildren and

numerous nieces, nephews, brother-in-law and sisters-in-law.  

Also surviving are three foster children; Don Ellinger, Barbara

Medina and Judy Privett.

Preceding Mrs. Miller in death were three brothers; John Heltzell

and George Heltzell and one brother who died in infancy; one sister

Edna Davison and two grandchildren Sarah Jane Quade and Chase

Steven Myers.

Mrs. Miller graduated from Iberia High School and attended

Iberia Junior College.  She also attended the Universithy of

Missouri at Columbia.

She lived in Lincoln and Pike counties all of her married life. 

She taught school in several places including Buckner Holler,

Indian Creek, Robinson School, Lewisville and in the Silex

School District.

She was a member of the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church,

the Sacred Heart Sewing Club and the Scopic Club.

Pallbearers were Al Zureweste, Bernard Grothaus,Ed Kientzy,

Dick Kientzy, John Miller, Mike Chandler and Justin Miller,

Zachary Miller was an honorary pallbearer.

The Mudd-Veach Funeral Home of Silex was in charge of

the arrangements. 

File submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Jane Quade, 1 April, 2008.

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